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Count-Min sketch with conservative update: bucket skips the prime-field reduction · case 01

Large keys land in buckets that differ from other nodes using the specified hash family.

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ROOT CAUSE

The bucket index reduces modulo w without first reducing modulo 2^31-1.

THE FAILURE

The bucket index reduces modulo w without first reducing modulo 2^31-1.

Unsuccessful approach: Reducing the key modulo w first changes the hash family for every key larger than w.

Case contract

Input {w, d, ops}. Row r hashes key to ((A_r*key + B_r) mod 2^31-1) mod w with fixed A and B. add with count <= 0 is "rejected" (conservative update cannot represent deletions). Otherwise the current estimate e is the minimum of the key's cells, and each cell is raised to max(cell, e + count). The stream total counts accepted mass and the overestimate bound is ceil(e/w * total). q returns the minimum of the key's cells. Return [results, total, bound, table].

Why this case matters

Conservative update reduces Count-Min overestimation in heavy-hitter monitors, but only if the raise-to-target rule is applied exactly.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    w = x['w']
    A = [1103515245, 1812433253, 1664525017, 2013265921, 1597334677]
    B = [12345, 1013904223, 7, 99991, 31337]
    P = 2147483647
    d = x['d']
    t = [[0] * w for _ in range(d)]
    def bucket(r, key):
        return (A[r] * key + B[r]) % w
    total = 0
    res = []
    for op in x['ops']:
        if op[0] == 'add':
            key, cnt = op[1], op[2]
            if cnt <= 0:
                res.append('rejected')
                continue
            est = min(t[r][bucket(r, key)] for r in range(d))
            for r in range(d):
                b = bucket(r, key)
                t[r][b] = max(t[r][b], est + cnt)
            total += cnt
            res.append('ok')
        else:
            res.append(min(t[r][bucket(r, op[1])] for r in range(d)))
    return [res, total, math.ceil(math.e / w * total), t]
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
cases = [[['colliding keys',
   {'d': 3,
    'ops': [['add', 1, 4], ['add', 6, 2], ['add', 1, 1], ['q', 1], ['q', 6], ['q', 11]],
    'w': 5},
   [['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 5, 2, 0], 7, 4, [[5, 0, 0, 0, 2], [0, 2, 0, 0, 5], [0, 2, 0, 0, 5]]]],
  ['zero and negative counts',
   {'d': 2, 'ops': [['add', 3, 0], ['add', 3, -2], ['add', 3, 5], ['q', 3]], 'w': 7},
   [['rejected', 'rejected', 'ok', 5], 5, 2, [[0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0]]]],
  ['huge keys wrap prime',
   {'d': 3,
    'ops': [['add', 900000007, 3],
            ['add', 2700000021, 2],
            ['q', 900000007],
            ['q', 2700000021],
            ['q', 7]],
    'w': 7},
   [['ok', 'ok', 3, 2, 0],
    5,
    2,
    [[0, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0], [2, 0, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0], [2, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 0]]]],
  ['uneven rows',
   {'d': 4,
    'ops': [['add', 2, 3],
            ['add', 9, 5],
            ['add', 2, 2],
            ['add', 5, 2],
            ['q', 2],
            ['q', 9],
            ['q', 5]],
    'w': 4},
   [['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 5, 5, 2],
    12,
    9,
    [[5, 0, 5, 0], [5, 0, 0, 5], [0, 0, 5, 2], [5, 0, 5, 0]]]],
  ['single row',
   {'d': 1, 'ops': [['add', 1, 2], ['add', 4, 3], ['q', 1], ['add', 0, 0]], 'w': 3},
   [['ok', 'ok', 2, 'rejected'], 5, 5, [[2, 3, 0]]]],
  ['many keys',
   {'d': 3,
    'ops': [['add', 0, 1],
            ['add', 1, 2],
            ['add', 2, 3],
            ['add', 3, 4],
            ['add', 4, 1],
            ['add', 5, 2],
            ['add', 6, 3],
            ['add', 7, 4],
            ['add', 8, 1],
            ['add', 9, 2],
            ['add', 10, 3],
            ['add', 11, 4],
            ['q', 0],
            ['q', 3],
            ['q', 6],
            ['q', 9],
            ['add', 2, 0]],
    'w': 5},
   [['ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     1,
     4,
     4,
     2,
     'rejected'],
    30,
    17,
    [[5, 2, 2, 4, 4], [3, 4, 5, 5, 2], [0, 4, 1, 5, 4]]]]],
 [['colliding keys',
   {'d': 3,
    'ops': [['add', 1, 4], ['add', 6, 2], ['add', 1, 1], ['q', 1], ['q', 6], ['q', 11]],
    'w': 5},
   [['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 5, 2, 0], 7, 4, [[5, 0, 0, 0, 2], [0, 2, 0, 0, 5], [0, 2, 0, 0, 5]]]],
  ['zero and negative counts',
   {'d': 2, 'ops': [['add', 3, 0], ['add', 3, -2], ['add', 3, 5], ['q', 3]], 'w': 7},
   [['rejected', 'rejected', 'ok', 5], 5, 2, [[0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0]]]],
  ['huge keys wrap prime',
   {'d': 3,
    'ops': [['add', 900000014, 3],
            ['add', 2700000042, 2],
            ['q', 900000014],
            ['q', 2700000042],
            ['q', 7]],
    'w': 8},
   [['ok', 'ok', 3, 2, 0],
    5,
    2,
    [[0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 3], [0, 0, 2, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0], [3, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]]]],
  ['uneven rows',
   {'d': 4,
    'ops': [['add', 2, 3],
            ['add', 9, 5],
            ['add', 2, 2],
            ['add', 5, 3],
            ['q', 2],
            ['q', 9],
            ['q', 5]],
    'w': 4},
   [['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 5, 5, 3],
    13,
    9,
    [[5, 0, 5, 0], [5, 0, 0, 5], [0, 0, 5, 3], [5, 0, 5, 0]]]],
  ['single row',
   {'d': 1, 'ops': [['add', 1, 2], ['add', 4, 3], ['q', 1], ['add', 0, 0]], 'w': 3},
   [['ok', 'ok', 2, 'rejected'], 5, 5, [[2, 3, 0]]]],
  ['many keys',
   {'d': 3,
    'ops': [['add', 0, 1],
            ['add', 1, 3],
            ['add', 2, 1],
            ['add', 3, 3],
            ['add', 4, 1],
            ['add', 5, 3],
            ['add', 6, 1],
            ['add', 7, 3],
            ['add', 8, 1],
            ['add', 9, 3],
            ['add', 10, 1],
            ['add', 11, 3],
            ['q', 0],
            ['q', 3],
            ['q', 6],
            ['q', 9],
            ['add', 2, 0]],
    'w': 5},
   [['ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     1,
     3,
     3,
     3,
     'rejected'],
    24,
    14,
    [[4, 3, 3, 3, 3], [3, 3, 4, 4, 3], [0, 3, 1, 4, 3]]]]],
 [['colliding keys',
   {'d': 3,
    'ops': [['add', 1, 4], ['add', 6, 2], ['add', 1, 1], ['q', 1], ['q', 6], ['q', 11]],
    'w': 5},
   [['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 5, 2, 0], 7, 4, [[5, 0, 0, 0, 2], [0, 2, 0, 0, 5], [0, 2, 0, 0, 5]]]],
  ['zero and negative counts',
   {'d': 2, 'ops': [['add', 3, 0], ['add', 3, -2], ['add', 3, 5], ['q', 3]], 'w': 7},
   [['rejected', 'rejected', 'ok', 5], 5, 2, [[0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0]]]],
  ['huge keys wrap prime',
   {'d': 3,
    'ops': [['add', 900000021, 3],
            ['add', 2700000063, 2],
            ['q', 900000021],
            ['q', 2700000063],
            ['q', 7]],
    'w': 9},
   [['ok', 'ok', 3, 2, 0],
    5,
    2,
    [[0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0], [0, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0]]]],
  ['uneven rows',
   {'d': 4,
    'ops': [['add', 2, 3],
            ['add', 9, 5],
            ['add', 2, 2],
            ['add', 5, 4],
            ['q', 2],
            ['q', 9],
            ['q', 5]],
    'w': 4},
   [['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 5, 5, 4],
    14,
    10,
    [[5, 0, 5, 0], [5, 0, 0, 5], [0, 0, 5, 4], [5, 0, 5, 0]]]],
  ['single row',
   {'d': 1, 'ops': [['add', 1, 2], ['add', 4, 3], ['q', 1], ['add', 0, 0]], 'w': 3},
   [['ok', 'ok', 2, 'rejected'], 5, 5, [[2, 3, 0]]]],
  ['many keys',
   {'d': 3,
    'ops': [['add', 0, 1],
            ['add', 1, 4],
            ['add', 2, 3],
            ['add', 3, 2],
            ['add', 4, 1],
            ['add', 5, 4],
            ['add', 6, 3],
            ['add', 7, 2],
            ['add', 8, 1],
            ['add', 9, 4],
            ['add', 10, 3],
            ['add', 11, 2],
            ['q', 0],
            ['q', 3],
            ['q', 6],
            ['q', 9],
            ['add', 2, 0]],
    'w': 5},
   [['ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     1,
     3,
     3,
     4,
     'rejected'],
    30,
    17,
    [[5, 4, 4, 3, 3], [4, 3, 5, 3, 4], [0, 4, 1, 5, 4]]]]],
 [['colliding keys',
   {'d': 3,
    'ops': [['add', 1, 4], ['add', 6, 2], ['add', 1, 1], ['q', 1], ['q', 6], ['q', 11]],
    'w': 5},
   [['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 5, 2, 0], 7, 4, [[5, 0, 0, 0, 2], [0, 2, 0, 0, 5], [0, 2, 0, 0, 5]]]],
  ['zero and negative counts',
   {'d': 2, 'ops': [['add', 3, 0], ['add', 3, -2], ['add', 3, 5], ['q', 3]], 'w': 7},
   [['rejected', 'rejected', 'ok', 5], 5, 2, [[0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0]]]],
  ['huge keys wrap prime',
   {'d': 3,
    'ops': [['add', 900000028, 3],
            ['add', 2700000084, 2],
            ['q', 900000028],
            ['q', 2700000084],
            ['q', 7]],
    'w': 10},
   [['ok', 'ok', 3, 2, 0],
    5,
    2,
    [[0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 3, 0],
     [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 3, 2, 0, 0, 0],
     [0, 0, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]]]],
  ['uneven rows',
   {'d': 4,
    'ops': [['add', 2, 3],
            ['add', 9, 5],
            ['add', 2, 2],
            ['add', 5, 5],
            ['q', 2],
            ['q', 9],
            ['q', 5]],
    'w': 4},
   [['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 5, 5, 5],
    15,
    11,
    [[5, 0, 5, 0], [5, 0, 0, 5], [0, 0, 5, 5], [5, 0, 5, 0]]]],
  ['single row',
   {'d': 1, 'ops': [['add', 1, 2], ['add', 4, 3], ['q', 1], ['add', 0, 0]], 'w': 3},
   [['ok', 'ok', 2, 'rejected'], 5, 5, [[2, 3, 0]]]],
  ['many keys',
   {'d': 3,
    'ops': [['add', 0, 1],
            ['add', 1, 1],
            ['add', 2, 1],
            ['add', 3, 1],
            ['add', 4, 1],
            ['add', 5, 1],
            ['add', 6, 1],
            ['add', 7, 1],
            ['add', 8, 1],
            ['add', 9, 1],
            ['add', 10, 1],
            ['add', 11, 1],
            ['q', 0],
            ['q', 3],
            ['q', 6],
            ['q', 9],
            ['add', 2, 0]],
    'w': 5},
   [['ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     1,
     1,
     1,
     1,
     'rejected'],
    12,
    7,
    [[2, 1, 1, 1, 1], [1, 1, 2, 2, 1], [0, 1, 1, 2, 1]]]]],
 [['colliding keys',
   {'d': 3,
    'ops': [['add', 1, 4], ['add', 6, 2], ['add', 1, 1], ['q', 1], ['q', 6], ['q', 11]],
    'w': 5},
   [['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 5, 2, 0], 7, 4, [[5, 0, 0, 0, 2], [0, 2, 0, 0, 5], [0, 2, 0, 0, 5]]]],
  ['zero and negative counts',
   {'d': 2, 'ops': [['add', 3, 0], ['add', 3, -2], ['add', 3, 5], ['q', 3]], 'w': 7},
   [['rejected', 'rejected', 'ok', 5], 5, 2, [[0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0]]]],
  ['huge keys wrap prime',
   {'d': 3,
    'ops': [['add', 900000035, 3],
            ['add', 2700000105, 2],
            ['q', 900000035],
            ['q', 2700000105],
            ['q', 7]],
    'w': 11},
   [['ok', 'ok', 3, 2, 0],
    5,
    2,
    [[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 0, 2],
     [0, 0, 0, 3, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
     [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 3, 0, 0, 0]]]],
  ['uneven rows',
   {'d': 4,
    'ops': [['add', 2, 3],
            ['add', 9, 5],
            ['add', 2, 2],
            ['add', 5, 6],
            ['q', 2],
            ['q', 9],
            ['q', 5]],
    'w': 4},
   [['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 5, 5, 6],
    16,
    11,
    [[6, 0, 5, 0], [6, 0, 0, 5], [0, 0, 5, 6], [6, 0, 5, 0]]]],
  ['single row',
   {'d': 1, 'ops': [['add', 1, 2], ['add', 4, 3], ['q', 1], ['add', 0, 0]], 'w': 3},
   [['ok', 'ok', 2, 'rejected'], 5, 5, [[2, 3, 0]]]],
  ['many keys',
   {'d': 3,
    'ops': [['add', 0, 1],
            ['add', 1, 2],
            ['add', 2, 3],
            ['add', 3, 4],
            ['add', 4, 1],
            ['add', 5, 2],
            ['add', 6, 3],
            ['add', 7, 4],
            ['add', 8, 1],
            ['add', 9, 2],
            ['add', 10, 3],
            ['add', 11, 4],
            ['q', 0],
            ['q', 3],
            ['q', 6],
            ['q', 9],
            ['add', 2, 0]],
    'w': 5},
   [['ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     1,
     4,
     4,
     2,
     'rejected'],
    30,
    17,
    [[5, 2, 2, 4, 4], [3, 4, 5, 5, 2], [0, 4, 1, 5, 4]]]]]]
for label, args, expected in cases[N - 1]:
    check(label, solve(args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
colliding keys[['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 7, 7, 7], 7, 4, [[7, 0, 0, 0, 0], [0, 7, 0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0, 0, 7]]][['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 5, 2, 0], 7, 4, [[5, 0, 0, 0, 2], [0, 2, 0, 0, 5], [0, 2, 0, 0, 5]]]Failed
zero and negative counts[['rejected', 'rejected', 'ok', 5], 5, 2, [[0, 0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 5]]][['rejected', 'rejected', 'ok', 5], 5, 2, [[0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0]]]Failed
huge keys wrap prime[['ok', 'ok', 3, 2, 0], 5, 2, [[0, 0, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0], [3, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0, 0, 3, 2, 0]]][['ok', 'ok', 3, 2, 0], 5, 2, [[0, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0], [2, 0, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0], [2, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 0]]]Failed
uneven rows[['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 5, 7, 7], 12, 9, [[0, 0, 7, 5], [7, 5, 0, 0], [7, 5, 0, 0], [7, 5, 0, 0]]][['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 5, 5, 2], 12, 9, [[5, 0, 5, 0], [5, 0, 0, 5], [0, 0, 5, 2], [5, 0, 5, 0]]]Failed
single row[['ok', 'ok', 5, 'rejected'], 5, 5, [[5, 0, 0]]][['ok', 'ok', 2, 'rejected'], 5, 5, [[2, 3, 0]]]Failed
many keys[['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 6, 5, 9, 3, 'rejected'], 30, 17, [[9, 0, 0, 0, 0], [3, 9, 5, 6, 7], [3, 7, 6, 5, 9]]][['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 1, 4, 4, 2, 'rejected'], 30, 17, [[5, 2, 2, 4, 4], [3, 4, 5, 5, 2], [0, 4, 1, 5, 4]]]Failed

SHA-256 / 27a9ef937b50774bc02cc3ac453e5e56490b3e4c42d1c1d438f4c080e9f9f662

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    w = x['w']
    A = [1103515245, 1812433253, 1664525017, 2013265921, 1597334677]
    B = [12345, 1013904223, 7, 99991, 31337]
    P = 2147483647
    d = x['d']
    t = [[0] * w for _ in range(d)]
    def bucket(r, key):
        return (A[r] * (key % w) + B[r]) % P % w
    total = 0
    res = []
    for op in x['ops']:
        if op[0] == 'add':
            key, cnt = op[1], op[2]
            if cnt <= 0:
                res.append('rejected')
                continue
            est = min(t[r][bucket(r, key)] for r in range(d))
            for r in range(d):
                b = bucket(r, key)
                t[r][b] = max(t[r][b], est + cnt)
            total += cnt
            res.append('ok')
        else:
            res.append(min(t[r][bucket(r, op[1])] for r in range(d)))
    return [res, total, math.ceil(math.e / w * total), t]
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
cases = [[['colliding keys',
   {'d': 3,
    'ops': [['add', 1, 4], ['add', 6, 2], ['add', 1, 1], ['q', 1], ['q', 6], ['q', 11]],
    'w': 5},
   [['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 5, 2, 0], 7, 4, [[5, 0, 0, 0, 2], [0, 2, 0, 0, 5], [0, 2, 0, 0, 5]]]],
  ['zero and negative counts',
   {'d': 2, 'ops': [['add', 3, 0], ['add', 3, -2], ['add', 3, 5], ['q', 3]], 'w': 7},
   [['rejected', 'rejected', 'ok', 5], 5, 2, [[0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0]]]],
  ['huge keys wrap prime',
   {'d': 3,
    'ops': [['add', 900000007, 3],
            ['add', 2700000021, 2],
            ['q', 900000007],
            ['q', 2700000021],
            ['q', 7]],
    'w': 7},
   [['ok', 'ok', 3, 2, 0],
    5,
    2,
    [[0, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0], [2, 0, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0], [2, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 0]]]],
  ['uneven rows',
   {'d': 4,
    'ops': [['add', 2, 3],
            ['add', 9, 5],
            ['add', 2, 2],
            ['add', 5, 2],
            ['q', 2],
            ['q', 9],
            ['q', 5]],
    'w': 4},
   [['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 5, 5, 2],
    12,
    9,
    [[5, 0, 5, 0], [5, 0, 0, 5], [0, 0, 5, 2], [5, 0, 5, 0]]]],
  ['single row',
   {'d': 1, 'ops': [['add', 1, 2], ['add', 4, 3], ['q', 1], ['add', 0, 0]], 'w': 3},
   [['ok', 'ok', 2, 'rejected'], 5, 5, [[2, 3, 0]]]],
  ['many keys',
   {'d': 3,
    'ops': [['add', 0, 1],
            ['add', 1, 2],
            ['add', 2, 3],
            ['add', 3, 4],
            ['add', 4, 1],
            ['add', 5, 2],
            ['add', 6, 3],
            ['add', 7, 4],
            ['add', 8, 1],
            ['add', 9, 2],
            ['add', 10, 3],
            ['add', 11, 4],
            ['q', 0],
            ['q', 3],
            ['q', 6],
            ['q', 9],
            ['add', 2, 0]],
    'w': 5},
   [['ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     1,
     4,
     4,
     2,
     'rejected'],
    30,
    17,
    [[5, 2, 2, 4, 4], [3, 4, 5, 5, 2], [0, 4, 1, 5, 4]]]]],
 [['colliding keys',
   {'d': 3,
    'ops': [['add', 1, 4], ['add', 6, 2], ['add', 1, 1], ['q', 1], ['q', 6], ['q', 11]],
    'w': 5},
   [['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 5, 2, 0], 7, 4, [[5, 0, 0, 0, 2], [0, 2, 0, 0, 5], [0, 2, 0, 0, 5]]]],
  ['zero and negative counts',
   {'d': 2, 'ops': [['add', 3, 0], ['add', 3, -2], ['add', 3, 5], ['q', 3]], 'w': 7},
   [['rejected', 'rejected', 'ok', 5], 5, 2, [[0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0]]]],
  ['huge keys wrap prime',
   {'d': 3,
    'ops': [['add', 900000014, 3],
            ['add', 2700000042, 2],
            ['q', 900000014],
            ['q', 2700000042],
            ['q', 7]],
    'w': 8},
   [['ok', 'ok', 3, 2, 0],
    5,
    2,
    [[0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 3], [0, 0, 2, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0], [3, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]]]],
  ['uneven rows',
   {'d': 4,
    'ops': [['add', 2, 3],
            ['add', 9, 5],
            ['add', 2, 2],
            ['add', 5, 3],
            ['q', 2],
            ['q', 9],
            ['q', 5]],
    'w': 4},
   [['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 5, 5, 3],
    13,
    9,
    [[5, 0, 5, 0], [5, 0, 0, 5], [0, 0, 5, 3], [5, 0, 5, 0]]]],
  ['single row',
   {'d': 1, 'ops': [['add', 1, 2], ['add', 4, 3], ['q', 1], ['add', 0, 0]], 'w': 3},
   [['ok', 'ok', 2, 'rejected'], 5, 5, [[2, 3, 0]]]],
  ['many keys',
   {'d': 3,
    'ops': [['add', 0, 1],
            ['add', 1, 3],
            ['add', 2, 1],
            ['add', 3, 3],
            ['add', 4, 1],
            ['add', 5, 3],
            ['add', 6, 1],
            ['add', 7, 3],
            ['add', 8, 1],
            ['add', 9, 3],
            ['add', 10, 1],
            ['add', 11, 3],
            ['q', 0],
            ['q', 3],
            ['q', 6],
            ['q', 9],
            ['add', 2, 0]],
    'w': 5},
   [['ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     1,
     3,
     3,
     3,
     'rejected'],
    24,
    14,
    [[4, 3, 3, 3, 3], [3, 3, 4, 4, 3], [0, 3, 1, 4, 3]]]]],
 [['colliding keys',
   {'d': 3,
    'ops': [['add', 1, 4], ['add', 6, 2], ['add', 1, 1], ['q', 1], ['q', 6], ['q', 11]],
    'w': 5},
   [['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 5, 2, 0], 7, 4, [[5, 0, 0, 0, 2], [0, 2, 0, 0, 5], [0, 2, 0, 0, 5]]]],
  ['zero and negative counts',
   {'d': 2, 'ops': [['add', 3, 0], ['add', 3, -2], ['add', 3, 5], ['q', 3]], 'w': 7},
   [['rejected', 'rejected', 'ok', 5], 5, 2, [[0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0]]]],
  ['huge keys wrap prime',
   {'d': 3,
    'ops': [['add', 900000021, 3],
            ['add', 2700000063, 2],
            ['q', 900000021],
            ['q', 2700000063],
            ['q', 7]],
    'w': 9},
   [['ok', 'ok', 3, 2, 0],
    5,
    2,
    [[0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0], [0, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0]]]],
  ['uneven rows',
   {'d': 4,
    'ops': [['add', 2, 3],
            ['add', 9, 5],
            ['add', 2, 2],
            ['add', 5, 4],
            ['q', 2],
            ['q', 9],
            ['q', 5]],
    'w': 4},
   [['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 5, 5, 4],
    14,
    10,
    [[5, 0, 5, 0], [5, 0, 0, 5], [0, 0, 5, 4], [5, 0, 5, 0]]]],
  ['single row',
   {'d': 1, 'ops': [['add', 1, 2], ['add', 4, 3], ['q', 1], ['add', 0, 0]], 'w': 3},
   [['ok', 'ok', 2, 'rejected'], 5, 5, [[2, 3, 0]]]],
  ['many keys',
   {'d': 3,
    'ops': [['add', 0, 1],
            ['add', 1, 4],
            ['add', 2, 3],
            ['add', 3, 2],
            ['add', 4, 1],
            ['add', 5, 4],
            ['add', 6, 3],
            ['add', 7, 2],
            ['add', 8, 1],
            ['add', 9, 4],
            ['add', 10, 3],
            ['add', 11, 2],
            ['q', 0],
            ['q', 3],
            ['q', 6],
            ['q', 9],
            ['add', 2, 0]],
    'w': 5},
   [['ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     1,
     3,
     3,
     4,
     'rejected'],
    30,
    17,
    [[5, 4, 4, 3, 3], [4, 3, 5, 3, 4], [0, 4, 1, 5, 4]]]]],
 [['colliding keys',
   {'d': 3,
    'ops': [['add', 1, 4], ['add', 6, 2], ['add', 1, 1], ['q', 1], ['q', 6], ['q', 11]],
    'w': 5},
   [['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 5, 2, 0], 7, 4, [[5, 0, 0, 0, 2], [0, 2, 0, 0, 5], [0, 2, 0, 0, 5]]]],
  ['zero and negative counts',
   {'d': 2, 'ops': [['add', 3, 0], ['add', 3, -2], ['add', 3, 5], ['q', 3]], 'w': 7},
   [['rejected', 'rejected', 'ok', 5], 5, 2, [[0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0]]]],
  ['huge keys wrap prime',
   {'d': 3,
    'ops': [['add', 900000028, 3],
            ['add', 2700000084, 2],
            ['q', 900000028],
            ['q', 2700000084],
            ['q', 7]],
    'w': 10},
   [['ok', 'ok', 3, 2, 0],
    5,
    2,
    [[0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 3, 0],
     [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 3, 2, 0, 0, 0],
     [0, 0, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]]]],
  ['uneven rows',
   {'d': 4,
    'ops': [['add', 2, 3],
            ['add', 9, 5],
            ['add', 2, 2],
            ['add', 5, 5],
            ['q', 2],
            ['q', 9],
            ['q', 5]],
    'w': 4},
   [['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 5, 5, 5],
    15,
    11,
    [[5, 0, 5, 0], [5, 0, 0, 5], [0, 0, 5, 5], [5, 0, 5, 0]]]],
  ['single row',
   {'d': 1, 'ops': [['add', 1, 2], ['add', 4, 3], ['q', 1], ['add', 0, 0]], 'w': 3},
   [['ok', 'ok', 2, 'rejected'], 5, 5, [[2, 3, 0]]]],
  ['many keys',
   {'d': 3,
    'ops': [['add', 0, 1],
            ['add', 1, 1],
            ['add', 2, 1],
            ['add', 3, 1],
            ['add', 4, 1],
            ['add', 5, 1],
            ['add', 6, 1],
            ['add', 7, 1],
            ['add', 8, 1],
            ['add', 9, 1],
            ['add', 10, 1],
            ['add', 11, 1],
            ['q', 0],
            ['q', 3],
            ['q', 6],
            ['q', 9],
            ['add', 2, 0]],
    'w': 5},
   [['ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     1,
     1,
     1,
     1,
     'rejected'],
    12,
    7,
    [[2, 1, 1, 1, 1], [1, 1, 2, 2, 1], [0, 1, 1, 2, 1]]]]],
 [['colliding keys',
   {'d': 3,
    'ops': [['add', 1, 4], ['add', 6, 2], ['add', 1, 1], ['q', 1], ['q', 6], ['q', 11]],
    'w': 5},
   [['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 5, 2, 0], 7, 4, [[5, 0, 0, 0, 2], [0, 2, 0, 0, 5], [0, 2, 0, 0, 5]]]],
  ['zero and negative counts',
   {'d': 2, 'ops': [['add', 3, 0], ['add', 3, -2], ['add', 3, 5], ['q', 3]], 'w': 7},
   [['rejected', 'rejected', 'ok', 5], 5, 2, [[0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0]]]],
  ['huge keys wrap prime',
   {'d': 3,
    'ops': [['add', 900000035, 3],
            ['add', 2700000105, 2],
            ['q', 900000035],
            ['q', 2700000105],
            ['q', 7]],
    'w': 11},
   [['ok', 'ok', 3, 2, 0],
    5,
    2,
    [[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 0, 2],
     [0, 0, 0, 3, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
     [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 3, 0, 0, 0]]]],
  ['uneven rows',
   {'d': 4,
    'ops': [['add', 2, 3],
            ['add', 9, 5],
            ['add', 2, 2],
            ['add', 5, 6],
            ['q', 2],
            ['q', 9],
            ['q', 5]],
    'w': 4},
   [['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 5, 5, 6],
    16,
    11,
    [[6, 0, 5, 0], [6, 0, 0, 5], [0, 0, 5, 6], [6, 0, 5, 0]]]],
  ['single row',
   {'d': 1, 'ops': [['add', 1, 2], ['add', 4, 3], ['q', 1], ['add', 0, 0]], 'w': 3},
   [['ok', 'ok', 2, 'rejected'], 5, 5, [[2, 3, 0]]]],
  ['many keys',
   {'d': 3,
    'ops': [['add', 0, 1],
            ['add', 1, 2],
            ['add', 2, 3],
            ['add', 3, 4],
            ['add', 4, 1],
            ['add', 5, 2],
            ['add', 6, 3],
            ['add', 7, 4],
            ['add', 8, 1],
            ['add', 9, 2],
            ['add', 10, 3],
            ['add', 11, 4],
            ['q', 0],
            ['q', 3],
            ['q', 6],
            ['q', 9],
            ['add', 2, 0]],
    'w': 5},
   [['ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     'ok',
     1,
     4,
     4,
     2,
     'rejected'],
    30,
    17,
    [[5, 2, 2, 4, 4], [3, 4, 5, 5, 2], [0, 4, 1, 5, 4]]]]]]
for label, args, expected in cases[N - 1]:
    check(label, solve(args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
colliding keys[['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 7, 7, 7], 7, 4, [[7, 0, 0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0, 0, 7], [0, 0, 0, 0, 7]]][['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 5, 2, 0], 7, 4, [[5, 0, 0, 0, 2], [0, 2, 0, 0, 5], [0, 2, 0, 0, 5]]]Failed
zero and negative counts[['rejected', 'rejected', 'ok', 5], 5, 2, [[0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0]]][['rejected', 'rejected', 'ok', 5], 5, 2, [[0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0]]]Passed
huge keys wrap prime[['ok', 'ok', 3, 2, 0], 5, 2, [[0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0], [0, 3, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0]]][['ok', 'ok', 3, 2, 0], 5, 2, [[0, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0], [2, 0, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0], [2, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 0]]]Failed
uneven rows[['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 5, 7, 7], 12, 9, [[5, 0, 7, 0], [0, 7, 0, 5], [7, 0, 5, 0], [7, 0, 5, 0]]][['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 5, 5, 2], 12, 9, [[5, 0, 5, 0], [5, 0, 0, 5], [0, 0, 5, 2], [5, 0, 5, 0]]]Failed
single row[['ok', 'ok', 5, 'rejected'], 5, 5, [[5, 0, 0]]][['ok', 'ok', 2, 'rejected'], 5, 5, [[2, 3, 0]]]Failed
many keys[['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 6, 5, 9, 3, 'rejected'], 30, 17, [[9, 3, 0, 7, 0], [7, 5, 0, 6, 9], [0, 0, 6, 0, 9]]][['ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 'ok', 1, 4, 4, 2, 'rejected'], 30, 17, [[5, 2, 2, 4, 4], [3, 4, 5, 5, 2], [0, 4, 1, 5, 4]]]Failed

SHA-256 / 4627452fe5e4ab14fb834c257a439c81a5dafa85137e4093cdf23d5558f50253

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Verification & scope

A deterministic, bounded teaching model with stipulated constants and pre-hashed or explicitly hashed inputs; it is not a production implementation and makes no claim of conformance to any library or paper beyond the stated contract. This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.

Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-29T14:48:44.007104+00:00.

Case digest / f47cd09e771090415794d764b46dbedfc5ea702a0a9616371dc3c6ff1ec9b68d